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Midland Park switches gears on 9-1-1 call
NOVEMBER 7, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014, 3:40 PM
BY LYNN BRUGGEMANN
CORRESPONDENT |
MIDLAND PARK SUBURBAN NEWS
MIDLAND PARK – Two months after entering negotiations with the Ridgewood-based Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch, the Borough Council has changed its mind, voting Thursday, Nov. 6, to “continue negotiations” with representatives of the Bergen County Public Safety Operations Center in Mahwah for emergency and 9-1-1 dispatch services to the borough’s 7,176 residents.
Councilman Mark Braunius made the motion to “continue negotiations” with the center at the end of the meeting. The motion was not listed as an agenda item.
Borough Clerk and Administrator Adeline Hanna then read a statement.
“After much deliberation regarding two very professional, well-run organizations for the service of dispatching our emergency services, the borough of Midland Park has made the decision to form an alliance with the Bergen County Public Safety Operations Center located in the township of Mahwah.”
Officials said the borough expects to pay between $135,000 and $160,000 for county 9-1-1 and emergency dispatch services, which would begin Jan. 1.
“There is a high level of confidence by county authorities that we will be up and running for Jan. 1,” said Mayor Patrick “Bud” O’Hagan. “We are led to believe we will receive [better] services.”
https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/midland-park-switches-gears-on-9-1-1-call-1.1129296
the Borough Council has changed its mind. Thank God . They can play politics with the county .
Sounds like a lot of back peddling if you ask me….
Money talks, nobody walks.
Another nail in the coffin of the NWBCD.